The Phillies set off a ton of fireworks last night for the residents of South Philly and their fans attending the game at Citizens Bank Park with the defending world champion Kansas City Royals. Phillies SS Freddy Galvis was not in the lineup because of what manager Pete Mackanin called "groin tightness.". "That was encouraging, to say the ...

My time has been and gone. I'm very disappointed, I didn't see the result coming. "Obviously none of us wanted these to be the circumstances in which he left his job". And Hodgson added that he would provide a debrief to the FA and the next England manager if required. Hodgson also joined captain Rooney in rejecting claims that the squad lost...

A three-time champion and native of nearby Columbus, Ind., Stewart has won in almost everything he's every driven. Next Sunday's race will be the third MacDonald has run at NHMS in the Sprint Cup Series. Chase Elliott felt like he let the MI win slip away as he was very hard on himself but Kentucky presents a prime opportunity for redemption and ...

Toronto won its fifth straight, while its 2015 ALCS opponent dropped its fourth in a row. Russell Martin walked to load the bases, and right-hander Alex Wilson entered to face Tulowitzki, who hit a two-run single to right to give the Blue Jays the lead.

It was competitive and wholehearted, but entertainment and chances were at a premium with so much at stake. Wales' victory set up a last-eight date with Belgium or Hungary, who square off in Toulouse on Sunday. "It was the best time of my career by far", McGovern said. A few crosses were swung over but they were often hit beyond the waiting Laf...

Rizzo's solo home run, his 21st, off Neftali Feliz (3-0) gave the Cubs a short-lived 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning. Liriano has walked 5.6 batters per nine innings and has a bloated 1.643 WHIP to go along with his 5.34 ERA. It will be the second start for Cole, who has been out since June 11, and he will likely to be activated from the ...

City officials have not responded to that request. The Republican Convention just got 33 percent less interesting today, when Donald Trump took to Twitter to deny reports that his team has asked Mike Tyson to appear at the event in Cleveland .

Daniel Cormier , current light heavyweight champion of UFC , will fight at UFC 200 after all, but his title will not be on the line. UFC president Dana White said Jones, who has previously failed drug tests, could get a two-year ban. The title fight between holder Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes in a hugely competitive women's bantamweight divisi...

They just had to guess correctly. Texas led 7-3 entering the ninth, but NY cut the deficit with no outs thanks to two singles, a walk and a run-scoring error by center fielder Ian Desmond . The Yankees had not won when trailing by four runs in the ninth inning or later since beating Oakland 10-9 on September 22, 2012, when they allowed four runs...

Those of you who have been there know that. "They are magical", said Canadian Olympic Committee president, Olympian, and former UBC rower Tricia Smith. Outside of the pool, another trio to look out for during the games are race walkers Inaki Gomez, Ben Thorne and Evan Dunfee. Biles has established herself as the best gymnast in the world, maybe t...

In Sunday's loss, catcher Chris Gimenez pitched the last two innings for the Indians after entering the game in the sixth at third base. Encarnacion leads the American League in RBIs with 73, hitting.262 with 22 home runs through the first 82 games.

The Indians only out-hit the Yankees 9 to 7, but it was the quality of their hits that made the difference. Catcher Cleveland Indians' Chris Gimenez waits for the ball. The Cubs were in line for a 3-2 win until Nick Markakis led off the ninth with a homer off Hector Rondon. The former West Carteret standout finished with five.He singled in the se...

He averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 34.4 minutes in his lone season at Syracuse. Durant's decision, which he announced on Monday in a piece posted on the Players' Tribune website, was the most highly anticipated move of the NBA's offseason and capped what he called the most challenging few weeks of his professional ...

Serena had Vesnina looking defeated after all of 12 points. "She's realized that there is nothing stopping her from winning the next Grand Slam". It beats the All England Club's previous record, when her sister Venus took 51 minutes to hammer Dinara Safina in 2009, and means Serena will now face Germany's Angelique Kerber in Saturday's showpi...

It will definitely be interesting to see how this goes and where Bumgarner hits in the lineup. Bochy called on Hunter Strickland to hold a four-run lead. With his team trying to reverse trend following three ugly losses, it's a risk that Bochy is willing to take. "It would have been a great play if I made it", Williamson said.

A product of the Arizona minor hockey system and a fan of the Phoenix Coyotes growing up, Matthews is thought to have the size (six foot two, more than 200 pounds), speed, skills and smarts to capably perform as a top centre, a prerequisite for most Stanley Cup-winning teams.

Wade is coming home to Chicago after 13 seasons, 12 All-Star selections and three championships with Miami . It's a two-year, $47.5 million deal for Wade, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports. As you may have heard by now, former Heat superstar has chose to leave Miami and return home to play for the Chicag...

Prosecutors entered into evidence three previously unseen transcripts from Cosby's depositions taken in 2005 and 2006, but the defense will move to have them suppressed before trial, McMonagle told the judge. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable from the hit sitcom The Cosby Show was accused-not once, not twice, but more times than anyone could count on t...

No, it's much more simple than that. But this, surely, was different. All the signs are that the view from Liverpool reflects the national mood. " It's something that would never, ever enter my thinking ". I was proud. Wales didn't look despondent and didn't allow it to take a toll on them mentally. "If the players have been superb ambassad...

Successful PokeStops turn purple after use, and players will have to wait for a few minutes for it to respawn. That's how you get items for free. Pokemon Go, one of Nintendo's first smartphone games released recently in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the US.